State v. Ray

NEWBY, Justice.

This case presents the question whether defendant is entitled to a new trial based upon admission of evidence to which he did not offer a timely objection at trial and which he did not contend *273amounted to plain error on appeal. We conclude that defendant has failed to preserve for appellate review the trial court’s decision to admit into evidence a portion of his testimony regarding his history of alcohol consumption and assaultive behavior. Further, we determine that even if defendant had preserved this issue for appellate review by timely objection, he would not be entitled…